Hello Sixers fans, I come in peace. As a Raps fan, I understand your angst over Lyin' Bryan being handed the crown. Hopefully his propensities will be tempered by his father (he fared better in Phoenix with daddy watching). But nevertheless, Raps fans stand in solidarity with a franchise that has to endure a Colangelo regime. Don't fall for the high collars, the meticulous unscrewing-sipping-screwing the cap back on the bottle, the 'excitement of a young core going forward' / 'retooling' / 'accelerated rebuild' / 'organic something or other' spiel. It's a sham. I was SO supportive when he came on board, but learned what the double speak really meant when compared with his moves. It's like when the Russians 'liberated' Poland in WWII. THEN look what happened. Cluster ****:
Seven years; 240 wins, 334 losses; three playoff wins (as in games, not series).
It can only get better in terms of wins, but the cost will be high for a long plateau. I HOPE that's not the case this time around, but all we've got to go on to predict the future is the past, and since the two-time exec couldn't get another job without his dad, well seems like the rest of the NBA didn't want to give him the benefit of the doubt either.
My heart goes out to you Philly fans.
agiaco wrote:Well, that's some news. Wtf is going to happen now.
This is an amazing avatar.
These are a little bit skewed because you don't see the horrendous contracts BC gave out and the picks he gave up like candy in acquiring assets that didn't fit.
bwgood77 wrote:spikeslovechild wrote:Awful news. Replacing Sam Hinkie before he got a chance to realize his plan was beyond stupid. Strange he stepped down right after the Lowe podcast he gave no indication that it was happening.
Byran was the one of the worst GM's in the league prior to his firing in Toronto. Hiring him means signing mediocre talent to big money. Noone knows how to eat through cap space faster then this guy.
Funny thing is, a similar thing happened to Colangelo in Toronto when he stepped down after they brought someone else in. And Masai Ujiri was about to break up the team when pretty much the EXACT team Bryan built came in first in their division and won it with the same coach as the previous year. Much of the core is the same. At least Valuncias, Lowry and DeRozan were all acquisitions made before. He obviously made his share of mistakes though.
I wonder if he had not pulled the trigger on the trade last summer dealing MCW (which I had heard he had to really convince ownership to allow him to make that trade) if that started the process of them wanting to bring someone else in. Though I'm sure you guys know more details regarding that.
It's just that every GM comes into whatever situation they come into. Here was BC's (one of our posters, Phil A Xiao, got it from reddit):
Here's the situation he came into with Toronto.
22 year old All-Star averaging 22/10 still on a rookie deal
Half of the salary cap to play with
A first team rookie
The #1 pick in the upcoming draft
Here's what he left us with
Andrea Bargnani making 11 million a year
Rudy Gay making 19 million a year
Landry Fields making 8 million a year
A disgruntled Kyle Lowry ready to leave Toronto
No flexibility
Terrence Ross, who he drafted over Andre Drummond
Amir Johnson and DeMar (Both good, both signed to extensions much higher than they were worth at the time. Amir even said he didn't expect that much money when he signed his deal)
Jonas Valanciunas (Good prospect)
Along the way, he signed Hedo to a 5 year/50+ million deal, Jason Kapono to something like 6 million a year, and we almost didn't even get to draft Valanciunas, and we only did at the expense of Bosh. BC traded Ford and a pick that turned into Hibbert for Jermaine O'Neal.
When O'Neal didn't work out, BC traded O'Neal's contract and ANOTHER 1st rounder (eventually Val) for an expiring Shawn Marion. He used the Marion money to then sign Hedo to the previously mentioned insanely overpaid contract. At this point Bosh was a free agent and left, because honestly, who wouldn't leave this **** of a GM who's clearly focused on building around a PF who's worse than you in every way?
Bosh went to Miami who had the cap space to sign him due to the JO contract BC had traded to them so he could sign Hedo. Miami sent us back our own **** pick in a sign and trade so they could give Bosh the full max.
And this isn't even getting into the whole thing about Sam Mitchell saying BC wouldn't let him coach Bargnani his way and forced him to go easy on Bargs when he needed a fire lit under him like Mitchell did for Jose Calderon.
Not as highly publicized as Isiah's **** ups because it's Toronto and not New York, plus Isiah's **** mostly involved bigger names that more people knew, ours were more low-key **** that no one really notices but cripples you for years.
Masai inherited BC's mess along with a couple of good players -- DD and VAL - who were drafted by BC in the spots they were projected to go so it wasn't some keen drafting wizardry there. Lowry, while acquired by BC via trade, was very disgruntled here because he had to fight Jose 'no D, drive right this way, senor' Calderon for #1 PG position. It was Masai who mentored him, put faith in him, and re-signed him as a FA. Casey was told by BC to play Bargs 'come hell or high water'.
This team has three players left over from BC days, surrounded by an overhauled management and coaching support for Casey (who I loathe, but that's another matter), and surrounded said players with those that actually fit, all the while acquiring picks, and getting great return on trades, and signing players to decent contracts. Night and day. Just look at how the team was doing under BC with that core and how it's doing under Masai. Tells you all you need to know about chemistry, and fit on the team and competence on the part of a GM. Treadmill vs. at least improving each year to second in the east. This in three years, while Colonjello needed seven and still couldn't GM himself off a treadmill with no picks and being over the cap. Night and day.
